Laslea
Laslea (German: Grosslasseln; Hungarian: Szászszentlászló) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Florești, Laslea, Mălâncrav, Nou Săsesc and Roandola.
Laslea | |
|---|---|
 Apafi manor in Mălâncrav | |
 Location in Sibiu County | |
  Laslea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 24°39′E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sibiu |
| Population (2011)[1] | 3,327 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | SB |
At the 2011 census, 61% of inhabitants were Romanians, 30% Roma, 7.5% Germans and 1% Hungarians. At the 2002 census, 76.2% were Romanian Orthodox, 7.2% Pentecostal, 5.7% Evangelical Lutheran, 5.2% Seventh-day Adventist, 2.6% Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession and 1.2% Baptist.
Villages
| In Romanian | In German | In Hungarian |
|---|---|---|
| Florești | Felsendorf | Földszin |
| Laslea | Grosslasseln | Szászszentlászló |
| Mălâncrav | Malmkrog | Almakerék |
| Nou Săsesc | Neudorf | Apaújfalu |
| Roandola | Rauthal | Rudály |
Florești
In Romanian, Florești was known as Felța until 1950.[2]
Prince of Wales and sustainable tourism
In 2006, the Prince of Wales bought and restored two 18th-century Saxon houses in the villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years and promote sustainable tourism.
The buildings have been sensitively restored and converted into guesthouses for tourists. They remain in keeping with the surrounding architecture and feature a number of Transylvanian antiques but with modern facilities where possible.
The renovation of these buildings has helped provide a sustainable future for the people of rural Transylvania while also enabling residents to maintain their traditional way of life.
Mălâncrav church gallery
Exterior- The apse
15th-century altar
Apse ceiling
Jesus with the Cross on the Via Dolorosa (apse)
Hungarians saints: Bishop Gellert, King Ladislaus I, unknown, King Stephen I, his son Prince Emericus
Ceiling. Around the keystone, from bottom left (cw): birth of Jesus, Annunciation, the four Evangelists, Presentation in the Temple, ?
Mark the Evangelist (ceiling)
The Last Supper and Christ washing the apostles' feet
See also
- Ghelința, St. Emeric Church: 13th-century murals
- Church on the Hill (Sighișoara), 14th-16th century murals
- Dârjiu, church murals from 1419
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- Attila Szabó (ed.), Erdély, Bánság És Partium Történeti És Közigazgatási Helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc, 2003, Pro-Print Könyvkiadó, ISBN 973-8468-01-9